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[North Dakota] Smoking ban to change bar culture

Voters in three more small towns — Casselton, Cando and Walhalla — voted to ban smoking in bars Tuesday. North Dakota is the 30th state to adopt a comprehensive statewide smoke-free law. The last state to adopt such a law was Wisconsin in 2009. Bar own
Bismarck (ND) Tribune
added Nov 8, 2012 09:04
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[Missouri, North Dakota] Saving Lives at the Ballot Box

Voters to decide smoke-free initiative in North Dakota, tobacco tax measure in Missouri
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Nov 7, 2012 13:29
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Voters Make North Dakota Smoke-Free

North Dakota voters on Tuesday delivered a big win for health by approving Measure 4, which enacts a statewide law requiring all restaurants, bars and other workplaces to be smoke-free. The new law will protect everyone's right to breathe clean air, free
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Nov 7, 2012 13:27
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North Dakota Smoking Ban Initiative, Measure 4 (2012)

The North Dakota Smoking Ban Initiative is on the 2012 ballot in North Dakota as an initiated state statute. If enacted the measure would ban smoking in all indoor workplaces. The measure is being sponsored by the group Smoke-Free North Dakota.[1]
Ballotpedia
added Nov 7, 2012 05:34
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[North Dakota] ND voters ban smoking in bars, indoor workplaces

Smoking Ban - YES 66% Smoking Ban - NO 33% Dakota voters have agreed to expand the state's smoking ban to cover bars and other public places. The state has had a limited smoking ban for seven years. The law approved Tuesday expands the ban to bars, m
AP - Associated Press
added Nov 7, 2012 05:31
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[North Dakota] Measure 4 Impacts on Williston

though studies have shown otherwise, Eide says a smoking ban would hurt his business. "It will, it will significantly affect it." But he also knows the health of his employees is important. Family physician Shu-Ming Wang says the exposure at bars in Wil
KFYR-TV-Ch.5 (Bismark, ND)
added Nov 6, 2012 09:34
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[North Dakota] Smoking ban buffer may cause issues for bars

A statewide smoking ban on the ballot Tuesday prohibits smokers from puffing within 20 feet of a building entrance, but an official who helped write the language of the measure said she doesn’t believe that will be strictly enforced. “I’m not sure that a
Fargo (ND) InForum
added Nov 4, 2012 12:16
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[North Dakota] Letter: Tobacco interests own Berg

A national group that tracks tobacco’s political influence, Action on Smoking and Health, reports that Rep. Rick Berg, R-N.D., has accepted $18,000 in campaign contributions from the tobacco industry. The tobacco industry is not just any business. It is
Fargo (ND) InForum
added Nov 2, 2012 14:01
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[North Dakota] Burning issue: Smoking ban measure popular

North Dakota voters appear ready to approve Measure 4, an initiative that would ban smoking in public places across the state. A poll of 500 likely voters conducted for Forum Communications found 61 percent of respondents plan to support the measure on t
Jamestown (ND) Sun
added Oct 28, 2012 16:26
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Both sides not surprised by support for North Dakota smoking ban

The head of a trade group opposing a statewide smoking ban called poll results showing solid support for the ban “disappointing.” A poll for Forum Communications published Friday shows 61 percent of voters in support of Measure 4, an initiative that woul
Fargo (ND) InForum
added Oct 27, 2012 08:43
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